Unni Krishnan Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Led the GBS organization for multi-functional shared services for 70+ countries across US, LATM, Europe and Asia. Provided strategic leadership to the Hyderabad Center with Finance, HR, Procurement, IT and Customer Support shared services. Led the global Finance Shared Services for more than 90 legal entities. Spearheaded building a brand-new, state of the art office facility for the Center to accommodate future growth:* Global Business Services* Multi functional shared services* Finance Shared Services* S4Hana Implementation* Strategy* Transformation* Leadership & Team Building* Continuous Process Improvement* Financial Reporting & Analysis* Stakeholder Management* Talent retention & development* Leadership development

Greater Bengaluru Area

Managed assignments in the areas of strategy, operating model, solutioning, transition, transformation , process etc. for shared services. Supported transformation programs for multi billion corporations:* Transformation Projects* Shared Services set up* Operating model and To be Process* Change Management* Operations Management & Governance

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Vice President – Shared Services : July 2016 – Sep 2017: Set up shared services in areas of Finance, HR Operations, Procurement under Built, Operate, Transfer model for a large conglomerate. Led development of business case, operating model, organization structure, To be process designs and assisted in change management. * Shared Service strategy* Operating Model* IT strategy road map* Process standardization and optimization* AutomationSenior Director – Shared Services : Sep 2017 – June 2020 : Contact Center Co. (CCC), Riyadh, KSA (JV between Aegis and Saudi Telecom)Transformation consulting involving shared services, systems and tools for large corporates in KSA. Implemented robust governance programs and initiatives to oversee the shared service performance.Execution of Finance transformation program* Shared Service set up* Finance Transformation* Operating model* Governance and Performance Reporting* Month end close, Reporting, GL Reconciliation improvement

Greater Bengaluru Area

Operating Leader for Finance, Procurement and HR Operations delivery for a large MNC conglomerateSolutioning, Transition and Transformation resulting in economies of scale and faster stabilization of account* Operations Management* Solutioning* Six Sigma and VSM* Headcount optimization* Operating model * Change management* Talent development

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Finance Shared Services Leader : June 2009 – May 2013Lead for Finance Shared Services with end-to-end accounting (Record to Report, Accounts Payable, Reporting) and reporting for global entities.Successful execution of transformation program involving technology, tools and outsourcing. Execution of outsourcing program (Accenture) for part of shared services and managing the third-party vendor partner relationship:* Operations Management* Offshoring* Transitions* Outsourcing* Vendor Management* Continuous improvement* Automation* Improving Finance effectiveness through Balance sheet reconciliation* Team management, team developmentMay 2013 – July 2014: Business Performance ManagerConceptualized, built and led a centralized Business Support Division:* Performance reporting* Change Management* Risk and Quality * Knowledge Management* Process Improvement* Project Management

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Finance Service delivery leader for a large IT client (Microsoft) for APAC region.Managed delivery for Record to Report, Payables, Receivables and Reporting* End to end Accounting Operations* Team management* SOX Audit* AssureNet Implementation* Stakeholder Management* Governance and Reporting

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led the Accounting COE for GL, Payables, FA and Reporting* Operations consolidation* Automation of AP process implementing workflow solution* Change Management * Outsourcing to BPO* Rebadging of people* Talent retention

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Part of shared services project team to set up APAC Finance Shared Services based in BangaloreManaged As Is and To Be process analysis, SOPs, ERP implementation, Transitions, Operations Management, GovernanceManaged multiple roles in Finance – Internal Controls, GL, AP, AR and ReportingEvery role undertaken, was able to deliver significant improvements leading to healthy books of accounts